Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Digera muricata
Scientific Name and Description
Digera muricata (L.) MART.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Digera arvensis FORSK.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | gangatiya, khanjru, latmahuria, leshua, lesua, lisava, lolaru,Jangli jayanti |
| Kannada | chenchali soppu, gorajapalya, goraji palya, kankali soppu |
| Marathi | getna, gitana,Nagadali |
| Sanskrit | aranya, aranyavastuka, kunanjara, kuranjara, kutinjar, manjarika |
| Tamil | kecani, kecanikkirai, kiraittoyili, kutiraiccali, kutiraiccalikkirai, thoyyakeerai, toiyyakkirai, toyil, toyilikkirai, toyya, toyyakkirai, toyyil, toyyili, tuyilaikkirai, tuyili, tuyilikkirai, ventoyili, ventoyilikkirai,Agappei |
| Telugu | chanchali, chanchalikoora, chenchalikoora, chenchalikura, chencheli-kura, kura |
| Common Names | Crested Leafworm, Leaf Caterpillar, Aerva lanata |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Flowers
Seeds
Ethnopharmacology use
Digera muricata (L.) Mart.
Habit- Profusely branched herb
Parts used - Flower, seed, leaves
Application - Laxative; urinary troubles; boils; vegetable; fever; gas trouble; body swelling
Treatment - General; women
References - Jain et al. 2009
References
Literature
Literature
Jain et al. 2009
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS Vol 1 -4 Author - K.R. KIRTIKAR, B.D. BASU & AN I.C.S.
NIGHANTU ADARSA VOL. I & II Author - BAPALAL G. VAIDYA
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH